computerdisc-l: student email

["Dane Conrad" <dane@firstbaptistchurch.org>]

I used Gaggle.net this year in my class during the
4th nine weeks and liked the service.

We did have several problems with the service not
working frequently during certain parts of the day; but
after a week or two they must have gotten the problem
straightened out.

It was a great companion to Info-Bridge, especially in that
I could monitor the messages. I had several messages that
got caught because of inappropriate language but few that
were caught and blocked for no reason at all. This was a big
difference from the Info-Bridge software where the teacher
has basically no control or monitoring window. When we had
to just use Info-Bridge, I went and got a program from Virtual
Network Computing that would let me see any computer's
desktop and open windows from my computer--I played the
Big Brother role really well. It also created some fun occasions
when I reminded them that I was monitoring their work by
taking control of their mouse or keyboard and typing a
comment or warning on their message or document.

Gaggle worked okay for me when the service was available.

Blessings,
Dane Conrad
North Forrest High School